See a closeup demonstration of the scale being played on a violin. At first glance, it appears that the minor blues are the same as the standard, except with minor chords instead of dominant 7 chords. Blues lesson plans and lesson ideas brainpop educators. Blues basics blues rock lesson tim pierce masterclass.
Students take a virtual field trip to memphis, tennessee, one of the prominent centers of blues activities, and explore the history of the blues in the work of w. In this piano lesson, ken gustafson teaches turnaround and ending as part of our piano series on introduction and basics of blues. If you are not familiar with the numbering system of the chords then please check out the lesson on chord construction on pages 2829. Heres an excerpt from my masterclass of some basic, blues soloing phrases in a minormajor pentatonic.
Blues lesson 3 one octave a minor dorian practice the a minor dorian along with mgns acoustical guitar blues shuffle. Resources needed list of resources including music see the blues teachers guide cd, readings, instruments, and web sites. All my best acoustic blues lessons from youtube onto one disc. The topic is broken down into multiple lessons for easy learning introduction to blues piano lesson, 12 bar blues, turnaround and ending, iivv progression and basic blues song. Styles blues acoustic blues guitar lessons homespun. Ive found when ive taught in this way it reinforces my. Welcome to this course on the minor blues progression. The charming pierces, who performed blues, vintage melodies, and dixieland with spirit, warmth, and sincerity, rarely sounded better than on this marathon session. Crowded house, christina aguilera, seal, avril lavigne, tracy chapman, joe cocker, ricky martin, meat loaf. Theres no music quite like the blues, and in this brainpop movie, tim and moby will teach you about this uniquely american art form. Blues soloing over chords with session guitarist tim pierce.
Tim pierce guitar lesson melodic blues soloing killer blues. A general unit of work on the blues, full powerpoints, some resources. Then youll learn about the 12bar blues format, as well as how to. Mixing major and minor blues soloing lesson with tim pierce guitar lesson. So, along with any books to learn from i would get him to play with other musicians. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted piano lesson books that are a cut above the rest.
There are many types of blues rhythms but the most common is the iivv 12bar blues. Blues guitar lesson how to play blues guitar i tim pierce guitar. Tim pierce guitar lesson on amps pedals and gear getting. Tim pierce papastache guitar lesson blues rock soloing. Heres a guitar lesson on black dog by led zeppelin. But few blues books were written by blues singers, handys being one exception, and big bill broonzys autobiographical big bill blues 1955 being another.
Want a 9 plus hour master class in session guitar playing. The soloing lessons, for many of tim s most viewed popular song videos on youtube. In the video guitar lesson you can see me demonstrate how to play this over the whole blues progression in c. Blues piano lessons introduction and basics of blues. Billie and dede pierce vocal blues and cornet in the classic tradition. Andy johns had him plug into a pair of 1176 compressors in series, and distorted the mic pre and the compressors before going to tape. Crowded house, christina aguilera, seal, avril lavigne, tracy chapman, joe cocker, ricky martin, meat loaf, rod stewart, elton john, michael jackson, bruce. Billie and dede pierce vocal blues and cornet in the. Blues keyboard playalong trax, within the school of the blues lesson series, is an exciting playalong that contains the most common grooves used in blues bands today.
The work songs of africanamerican slaves transformed into the blues as we know it today. Smartboard interactive whiteboard notebook file the blues by mrs alison friedman. The assessment tasks are linked to the blues pieces but could easily be changed to suit whatever you are doing. We start by introducing the minor blues form and exploring the similarities and differences to the standard 12 bar blues. These videos are best in show acoustic blues which include lessons on scales, licks, chords, progressions, and even some slide and fingerstyle. Blues music worksheet for 3rd 7th grade lesson planet. Blues soloing over chords with session guitarist tim. Pierce and pianistsinger billie pierce recorded 23 titles in a trio with drummer albert jiles. Discover the differences between country blues, memphis blues, and chicago blues. Acclaimed blues performer and educator woody mann teaches five blues songs based on the playing of such originators as charley patton, son house, robert johnson, big joe williams, scrapper blackwell, and tommy johnson. School of the blues lesson series school of the blues. Not only is this a playalong to work on your piano and organ improvising skills, but notated examples are also provided to give you an idea of how you can approach accompanying. This lesson introduces students to the blues, one of the most distinctive and influential elements of africanamerican musical tradition. To access the full six video series, with tabs and jam track, click the link below and check.
Covering just about every blues style imaginable, this book and audio package is a ton of fun. Its something i came up with after listening the other day to the thrill is gone by b. The solo is in a blues rock style, the foundation of my lead playing. This blues music worksheet is suitable for 3rd 7th grade. Read on for our favorite famous blues piano songs for beginners to check out. His session guitar work can be heard on more than records and his studio guitar recording credits include. Art of acoustic blues guitar early roots teaches the song forms and techniques of early american folk and blues guitar styles. The beauty of minor blues tim pierce learn to play guitar lesson. How to jam magazine click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in. Lean to play the blues on the violin learn to play the. As with any book, signed by the author is a bonus and increases the book s value.
Discover a range of lesson plans to accompany the pbs series the blues 29. Charters was a key figure in the blues revival of the 50s and 60s and this was one of the first serious efforts to research and document the history of southern blues. Lp, album, re riverside records, riverside records, original blues classics. Tim pierce is an american session guitarist who was named as one of the top 10 session guitarists by guitar world magazine. Blues worksheets and activities lesson plan template and teaching resources.
This genre is a ton of fun to play, and a great way to diverge from the classical piano you might be used to playing. In this music history worksheet, students will read 4 paragraphs about the history of blues. Blues soloing over chords with session guitarist tim pierce guitar lesson brett papa papastache102 papastachepop papastache. With this lesson plan, students can take a virtual field trip to memphis, tennessee, one of the prominent centers of blues activities, and explore the history of the blues in the work of w. Big bill actually signed a few copies and this adds an easy. A history of blues as both a musical style and a social expression. Handy and a variety of country blues singers whose music. No more searching far and wide youll have my top acoustic blues lessons on one dvd organized in a logical sequence. Blues soloing over chords with session guitarist tim pierce guitar lesson. Soundtree lesson plan for singing the blues with garageband written in 2004 so will need some adaptation. Here is a blues in c jam track that you can use to put your new eric clapton lick into practice.